Banking on a Live CD
Summary: Krebs on Security recommends that small and mid-sized businesses avoid using Microsoft Windows when accessing bank accounts online, because all the malware used in the organized cyber crime heists he has covered over three years is built for Windows. He provides a step-by-step guide to burning a Puppy Linux Live CD, rebooting from it, and doing online banking from that session, noting his own machine booted to the Puppy desktop in about 90 seconds.
Key Takeaway: The article's own commenters point out the catch: the full security benefit requires not storing files on the hard drive or portable media, since a clean OS on every boot does nothing if an infected file re-infects the machine, and a Live CD may ship with outdated software carrying known weaknesses.
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